Garbage-receptacle.



J. P. & A. 0. URBAN.

GARBAGE EECEPTACLB.

APYLXOATIOH nun JULY 10. 1909.

Patented Apr. 26, 1910.

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. GARBAGE REUEPTACLE. APPLIOATION TILED JULY 10, 1908. 956,454. Patented Apr. 26, 1910 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 n 5 K ,t

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JOSEPH P. URBAN AND AUGUST C. URBAN, OF DETROIT. MICHIGAN.

GARBAGE-RILCEPTACLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 26, 1910.

Application filed July 10. 1909. Serial No. 506.972.

To altenlmm it may concern:

le it known that. we, dostzett l. [jntux and Atanzsr C. line-ix, citizens of the United States. residing at Detroit. in the eonnt ot' \\'a \'ne and State of Miehigan. have invented eertain new and useful lmprorement in (ial'lntgeltee ntaeles; and we do deelare the l'oll \\'iu to be a full. elear, and eXttL'l de eription ot' the invention. nei'i as will enable utltt'ts -ltilletl in the art to whit-h it appertaim to ltlztlit and use the same.

This invention lelale to improvements in garbage reeeptaeles.

The objet't of the invention i to provide an ituproted eoustrnetion of garbage box whieh trill be anitar titlorle, waterproof and praetieallr air-tight when ('lostttl, and provided with means whereby the garhage may be eonreniently put in and removed from the box.

With the fortoin and other ohjeetin view. the intention eonsist's ot' eertain novel features of ton trueti n, eombination and arrangement ol' parts. as will be m re fall the ttplnbltt sides ot the reeeptaele and are describ d at.d partieularl pointed out in the appended claim.

In the aeeompan \'in; drawings, l' igure l is a side view of the box with the door. in closed position: Fig. 2 is a longitudinal \er tieal section of the atae. showing in dotted lines, the doors in open pm-zition: Fig. :l in a horizontalsectional view. with a part of the bottom in St't'lilltll Fig. l is a vertical t't'urfi section ot' thet't-t-eptaele: Fig. 5 is a horizontal rtt'llull. showing a moditied eonstruetion ol' the reinl'oreing wirea for the t'entettt wall of the box, a portion of the hotlont being: hown in eetion; Fig. t; is a rertieal t-rosrt .-eetion of the same: Fig. T i. a vertical longitudinal set-lion of the box. showing the same t'nlil'el eon trueted ot' t-t tal. I

ltel'errin; more par ienlarlr to the drawings. t denotes the box whieh mea' he of any suitable shape but. \\'lilt'lt is hert .hown and is preferablr reetangnlar or oblong in horizuntal seetion and ('Ulttllllht'h' a bottom :3. a front 3, and sides 4 which are preferably formed of eotu-rete or eement and are of suitable thickness. The bottom, front and side walls are preferably reinforeed by a bottom and sides, whereby a strong and durable trtteture'is formed. Instead of employing woreu wire as a reinforcing element, we may, it' de ired. employ a series of \\ll't' rods '3 whieh are arranged across each other and em edded in the material forming the bot tom of the re eptaele. as shown in Figs. I and t' of the drawings, said wires or rod harin; their opposite ends bent npwardlr and pr jeeted into the material tot-tiling the -ide.-: and ends of the receptacle. The wires or rods T 'llltll form the. reinfort-in; element for this eonz-trttetion of the reeeptaele are arranged in the side and end wall. .-o that their endoverlap at the corner of the reeepntele, as clearly shown in Fig. I of the drawings.

The top and rear .-ide or end of the reeeptaele is pref rably eonstt'tttted of sheet metal whieh is t'ormed in three sections, a central angular it'llt-ll S whieh is formed to tit the upper rear eorner ol' the receptacle, to eorer a portion of the top and rear side, a httwn. lhe :eetiolt S is. provided on its o o ite end with flanges t whieh engage seeurely riveted thereto to hold said section 1- in llitltl.

llingedly onneeted to th upper or top engaging portion of the seetion 3, adjacentto its forward edge. i a door section It), whit-h iadapted to swing down over the open front portion of the top of the receptat'le and to -et-n'-el (lose the same. The cover Fttlith'l In is provided on it.-. aide and from edges with llztltges ll which, when the, enter i. in t-ltte't'tl po ition. tit over the outid of the rerepta l to more tightly elose. the stune.

The, eore eelion I0 is preferably prurided illL a linger pi tor handle 12 t0 'l'aeilitate the opening: and closing of .the am On th top portion of the intertttt'tliate tt'li ll K are l'orzoed sulhtttntialit' inverted V baped top brat-,lt' ts til. one of \\'ltlt'lt is arranged a-ljat-entto eat-h aide edge of the seetion H immediat l in rear of the hinged end of the eot'er Stt'llttl! H) and :-er\'e as supporl for said cover eetion when the latter is swung: upwardly and rea wardl) to an open ]m-lllt)ll.' The top or the reeeptaele i\ pret'erablt' inclined from th front to the rear of the ame. and the inner edge of 'the hinged seetion lt) overlaps v-utwwwnemc the inner edge of the top portion of the interniediate :=ection 5, thus preventing water from leaking into the receptacl llingedly connected to the lower edge f the rear portion of the l ttttoll b. i.- a rear cover section or door it, the upper edge of which is adapted to engage beneath the. lower edge of thortat portion t aid sew tion 8, thin providing a ttuid-tight engagentent. between said door and the adjacent portion of the scction'S. The rear .-ide of the receptacle. preferably inclines upwardly from the bottom to the top of the reccptaele, so that when the door se tion it is swung upwardly. the .same will be inclined forwardly a stnt ieicnt extent to hold the same in an pen position. ()n the lower end of the door ECU-lit) 14 is rovidcd a finger i piece or handle. 15 to facilitate the opening and closing of said ection. g The rear end of the bottom i: increased in thickneas to form a atop 1! th upper snrface of which inclines forwardlv and downwardly to the bottom of the re eptacle, said :-.top preventing the leaking of the li uid contents of the receptacle and also serving i as a convenient means for facilitating the; engagement of a scoop or shovel with the contents of the receptacle when the former i is removed. In Fig. 7 of the drawings, i shown a} modified conetruction of the rta-eptaele wherein the same is formed entireir of sheet i metal. The arrangeim-nt and tguttstt'ttt'tiotti of the tlfltll'n' it) and it and the top central section 8 is the same as deserihed in count-tr 2 tion with the first tigttles of the drawing" hile the receptacle is herein de crihcd as a garbage receptacle it is obvious that the same may he employed a= a receptacle for i rubbish and ashes, and while the receptacle is herein shown asheing conatrneted in single form, it is obvious that the same may be constructed in double form or in a pnrality of connected receptacles for receiving various kinds ofmateria]. I From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying draw-l ings, the eoietrtuztion and operation of the. invention. will he readily underdood, with out retptirine a more e\tendt:d explanation.

Haring thus deserihed our invention, hat we elaiin i gin-loge ret-eptaele comprising bottom. .-ide and trout walla: toiined of reinforced concrete, said rltl walls being inclined rearwardly and dotvmrardl) at their upper edges andnpwardly and inwardly at their rear end. a stop formed on the inner side of :aid hottom. adjacent to its rear edge, said top being inclined d \n\\ardl and for- \-'ardl r t to rent iealtag a clo nre tor the upper and rear -ides ot' the receptacle, fltll l elo ure rompri ing an intermediate settiun of angular form to tit orer the rear nd of the top and the upper portion of the rear end of the receptacle, ide flanges formed on said intermediate eetion and adapted to tit down over the ides ot' the receptacle. memo to ecure said llange:- to said sides, a door hinged to the forward edge of said hi tel-mediate section and adapted to overlap said edge to form a fluid-tight joint or connection there\'.'ith.' top hraelt'ets arranged on #aid intermediate section to support r ttltl door in an open position. tiangm. t'orined on the trout and side edgea of said door to lit o\'t-r the. trout and sides of the receptacle, a

door hinge-div connected to the lower edge of the rear portion of .Haid intermediate section and adapted to project henrzath or underlap said edge ot' the section, whereby a fluid-tight joint i provided between aid parts, said door living adapted to engage the Stop on the bottom of said receptacle when the door is in a clo.-ed position. and handles arranged on said doors to facilitate the opening and closing of the anie.

ln te tiniony whereot' we have hereunto set out hands in presence of two subscribing w it nesses.

JOSEPH 1. URBAN. AUGUST C. UltBA N. "itnesses 

